HEALTH CARE

Doctors are feeling unable to tackle growing problem of childhood obesity due to a lack of training and capacity according...

The risk of increased health care utilization among children with a chronic medical condition is higher for those who also...

Children and teenagers living with overweight or obesity are more likely to have high blood pressure as adults (aged 50-64...

In a prospective cohort study published in the journal Nature Mental Health, researchers in China investigated the potential association between...

Parents voice strong concerns about social media sharing of images of children undergoing craniofacial surgery, reports a survey study in...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers investigated cancer incidence trends among adults in the New York State...

Food allergies occur often in childhood and can be severe or even fatal. Researchers at National Jewish Health are working...

A single genetic test could potentially replace the current two-step approach to diagnosing rare developmental disorders in children. This shift...

A recent study published in the journal Nutrients reports that maternal fish intake during pregnancy does not impact the cardiovascular health...

A Canadian-led study has identified genes which may be partially responsible for the development of cerebral palsy.  Cerebral palsy (CP),...

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated the role of genetic risk in physical...

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Venice, Italy (12-15 May) shows that having...

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, a Danish team of researchers investigated whether duration of breastfeeding was...

When she was in ninth grade, Fiona Lu fell into a depression. She had trouble adjusting to her new high...